Process Planning and Optimization

Planning, development, and optimization of industrial production processes across the entire value chain. We combine traditional process planning with digital process validation and data-driven optimization. Supporting our customers from concept development through planning and implementation to production ramp-up and continuous improvement, we help ensure efficient and future-ready manufacturing operations.

Our Services at a Glance

Production Planning

Technical and economic planning of manufacturing systems – from the concept phase through to series production.

Services

Assembly planning
Facility layout and workstation design
Utilities and infrastructure planning
Requirements management
Economic feasibility and investment analyses
Ramp-up/ramp-down coordination, change management, and continuous improvement (CIP)
Digital process documentation

Solutions / Benefits

Validated production concepts, including feasibility assessments
Assembly concepts covering utilities and layout design
Digital, standardized process design and data management
Clear project and schedule coordination through to production release and handover to operations

Production Validation & Process Capability

Ensuring that components, assemblies, and products are robustly designed, manufacturable, and capable of being produced through stable processes from the earliest stages of product development.

Services

Reference point systems and inspection characteristic planning
Functional dimension catalogues and standardized reporting
1D tolerance analysis and 3D tolerance simulation (3DCS)
Assemblability, defect part, and sensitivity analyses
Joining sequence planning and fixture/clamping concept development
Cubing events and master buck support
Collision, package space, and accessibility analyses
Process capability studies and data analysis

Solutions / Benefits

Structured measurement strategies and functional validation
Reliable capability analyses and process assessments
Standardized reporting and clear recommendations for action

Industrial Engineering

With our holistic approach – from initial analysis to ready-to-implement production solutions – we create efficient, stable, and ergonomically optimized processes.

Services

Lean Management: Continuous Improvement (CIP), TPM, Value Stream Analysis, and workshops (3P, eHPV) to increase efficiency
Workplace Planning: MTM/REFA analyses, ergonomic assessments, and design of optimized workstations
Evaluation and optimization of layout alternatives and process chains
Digital Workplace Design: Digital dashboards, data models, process information models, and digital worker guidance systems

Solutions / Benefits

Reduced waste, bottlenecks, and lead times
Integrated data models, live dashboards, and digital process guidance
Lower physical strain, higher productivity, and reduced error rates
Early-stage analysis helps prevent defects, rework, and quality-related costs

Logistics Planning & Material Flow

Through comprehensive data analysis, end-to-end visualization, and practical planning approaches, we optimize transportation, warehousing, and supply processes, reduce costs, and sustainably improve delivery performance – all tailored to individual customer requirements.

Services

Assessment and analysis of material flows, including optimization and visualization for future-state scenarios
Visualization of transportation and material flows
Development of concepts and prototypes, including sequencing carts (SQW), special load carriers (SLC), and parts baskets (PB)
Definition of primary and secondary load carriers, including packaging trials and capacity determination based on physical components, drawings, or data sets
Planning support for tenders and the selection of new logistics service providers
Layout planning for logistics areas such as supermarkets, pre-assembly zones, and sequencing areas

Solutions / Benefits